Eugene OR

Are you already dreaming of summer days spent along the Long Tom River near Veneta, waiting to join the scrum of revelers, parades and hippies fleeing to the woods this July?. You’re in luck. Early bird tickets for the 57th annual Oregon Country Fair will go on sale at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Feb. 6, online through Afton...

A Portland woman who killed her five-year-old daughter in a Lane County drunk driving crash will spend three years in prison.

GOSHEN, Ore. - Lane County Sheriff's deputies faced a tense situation on Tuesday morning when serving a restraining order to a Goshen man, according to the Lane County Sheriff's Office. LCSO officials said they responded at 10 a.m. on Feb. 3 to a home on West Peebles Road south of...

Cassie Taylor is used to painting musicians while they play, committing to canvas the mood of a jazz band grooving in the middle of a set. Last week, her live painting was focused on a new group: the protesters gathered for hours at the Eugene Federal Building Friday, Jan. 30, before federal officers used tear gas to...

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. -Fire crews responded to a garage fire at a Springfield home early on Thursday, according to Eugene Springfield Fire officials. ESF officials said firefighters were dispatched just before midnight on Feb. 5 to a house fire on Aster Street that involved a garage attached to a duplex. Crews arrived...

An Elmira man wanted for a recent string of crimes made his first court appearance on Wednesday afternoon.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Portland, Oregon — A wet and active weather pattern is set to impact western Oregon and southwest Washington this weekend as a Pacific front moves inland, bringing widespread rainfall and changing mountain...

The FBI has asked a local photographer to identify protesters at ICE protests at the Eugene Federal Building, bringing up questions of press freedom in Oregon. Local photographer Robert Scherle was at his home Feb. 4 when federal agents knocked on his door. He said he was collecting donations for Oregon Community...

Yabusame is a form of Japanese horseback archery that dates back centuries. It’s traditionally only been practiced in Japan, but in recent years, students outside the country have been allowed to participate — including in Oregon. As reported in Eugene Weekly, Carey Norland participated in one of the first yabusame...

The Pearl Street lot where an art deco-style building once stood to welcome travelers departing from and arriving at Eugene’s Greyhound Station is now an empty lot. The space has been scraped of the a transportation hub that stood for over 80 years. Constructed in 1939, the Greyhound Station was made up of an office...